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Editorial Review | Cleaning & Security Staff – Key Worker Status and Mitigating Coronavirus Risk

Editorial Review | Cleaning & Security Staff – Key Worker Status and Mitigating Coronavirus Risk
19 February 2021
 

Join the Editorial Team for their February FM review. Daisy, Bailey and Ella discuss the key worker vaccination debate, in light of calls for cleaners to be prioritised in this list.

Last month, the headlines were dominated by the free school meals supplier scandal, but this February, COVID-19 and the vaccination was on our minds as the British Cleaning Council established their APPG for the cleaning industry.

We’ve documented the BCC’s campaign through its various stages, with continued support within the industry, which has also been echoed by the public. Most recently, we’ve seen widespread support for cleaners and security officers to be placed into priority vaccine groups

Join us now by watching the video below, and let us know your views on the situation via Twitter and LinkedIn or in the YouTube comments

 

 


 

(Conversation recorded via Zoom, please excuse the occasional audio glitch.)

Here's a roundup of the key stories discussed:

 

 

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Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 19 February 2021

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